ARABIAN SEA (April 19, 2021) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Setogiri (DD 156), right, operates alongside aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Sea. The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and Pacific Ocean through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sawyer Haskins)